I, Alexander Voss, twenty-seven, sole heir to the Voss Global empire, tech conglomerates, private equity, shipping lines that circled the globe, stood at the edge of the living room with a crystal tumbler of aged scotch in my hand, staring out at the lights that never slept.I was gay. Openly so in private circles, carefully managed in public ones. My father made sure of that: image was currency, and a scandal could tank billions. But tonight, the only scandal I wanted was the one standing ten feet behind me, silent as always.His name was Kai Lennox. Thirty-four. Ex-Special Forces. Six-foot-four of pure, disciplined muscle wrapped in tailored black suits that did nothing to hide the predator beneath. Broad shoulders, chest like a wall, arms corded with veins that spoke of years hauling gear through war zones. Dark hair cropped short, sharp jaw shadowed with stubble, and eyes the color of storm clouds, gray, unreadable, always watching. He’d been my personal bodyguard for eighteen mon
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